The evolution of S&K Technologies continues
Started in 1997, S&K Technologies (SKT) was originally a division of S&K Electronics (which is still active and doing well) and later spun into a company in 1999. The focus was to utilize the SBA 8(a) program to provide a
A Summer of Non-Events Reflected
Baseball is not really baseball without a stadium hot dog, very few high school seniors went through a graduation ceremony, my six-year-old had a “Zoom Birthday” party, locally we did not have Powwows nor the county fairs, and the SKT
Built in the image of our Shareholder
Our Shareholder, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), understand what it means to overcome challenges. Diseases like smallpox, influenza, and measles killed hundreds of our members and separated families. Changes in climate have altered the fish, wildlife, and plant
Staying safe and well during the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Coronavirus… I honestly cannot remember hearing the term “Coronavirus” prior to January 2020 and I cannot imagine how many times I have heard it since. To think, just a few weeks ago ‘Social distancing’ was only something parents hoped
What do we make at S&K?
What do we make? Since coming onboard at SKT the question I get the most is “what does SKT make?” I have had eight years on the board and six months as an employee to find the universal answer to that
A first message from new CEO, Chad Cottet
In Montana, winter was in full swing and days were their shortest but I couldn’t have been happier. I had signed a contract to be the next CEO of S&K Technologies and winter or not the heat was on. The
Leadership takes two forms – Inspirational or Autocratic
I am going to talk about two kinds of leadership: Inspirational and Autocratic. I will show my bias now by stating that I favor the inspirational kind. To achieve inspirational leadership, you must ask the people you are charged with leading
Challenges of a new government
Logan Pass in Glacier National Park shines on a beautiful winter day. (Courtesy NPS) By Tom Acevedo, S&K Technologies, Inc. CEO. Although we are well into our new fiscal year it is still exciting to contemplate what the 2015 calendar year has
CSKT finalize Kerr Dam acquisition
By Tom Acevedo, S&K Technologies, Inc. CEO. I would be remiss if I didn’t say something about the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ latest significant news. The Tribes recently announced that the American Arbitration Association issued its findings with respect to
